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How far would you walk for a copy of your favorite comic? Would you do it with a group of friends? How about a road trip? People wander in pub crawls, sometimes in costume, so why not do it for comics instead of cheap beer?

The Avengers are fighting the X-men, yes, but why? As someone who hadn't read any 616 Avengers or X-men for a while, would I even be able to understand Avengers vs X-men? I figured it out and so can you - for your convenience, a (mostly AvX spoiler-free) guide to understanding Marvel's newest comics event.

While looking for a comics cover for a sick alert, I realized that the heyday era of the doctor comic was definitely the early '60s. Licensed comics were such a big deal then, especially for Dell/Western. They licensed just about anything. The BEN CASEY and Dr. KILDARE comics were based on popular TV shows of the time. Dr. KILDARE lasted about 9 issues, BEN CASEY 10, although it did spin off into a comic strip which was written and drawn by Neal Adams.

Regular posting will resume....hopefully.

"You've just won the MegaMillions lottery! What are you going to do with your winnings?"

We're growing, moving and shaking here at Stately Beat Manor and we want YOU to be a part of it!

It's my mother's 75th birthday!

Hey there, The Beat will officially be appearing on Saturday at WonderCon on this panel:

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Yes, The Beat is two years old today as its own standalone website. Woot. And we're celebrating just as we always do --slaving away into the wee hours of the day so you have something to read with your coffee. Oh yeah, we also changed the background just for the day—yes, it's awful, but it's our blog and we'll be tacky if we want to.

A few suggestions on how publishers can improve their websites. Feel free to add your own in the comments! (And, yeah, I guess we could take some ourselves, "what's sauce for the goose" and all that...)

Well, we got our Christmas wish! Our internet came back on -- magically! But only after we had made a service appointment and had to give up all our last minute Christmas shopping to race -- and we do mean race -- home. Time Warner Cable, you know how to push my buttons. Things are back on line just in time for our annual pilgrimage to Ultima Thule. Everything is slowing down to holiday mode anyhoo. We'll post some holiday reading just to keep everyone sharp. And remember to shop locally! Like we wanted to...but were prevented from by TIME WARNER CABLE.